You should not be embarrassed by the feeling that your affairs are not going at all as you would like, do not despair, there is not much time left, only good things are ahead, joyful and happy changes are just around the corner. Your labors will not be in vain; they will bring good fruits and prosperity. However, try not to be too mercantile, this may interfere with your future plans and negatively affect their results. Give up long journeys, hikes and trips for a while, they are of no use to you now.
General interpretation of 2 hexagrams in fortune telling
Patience and more patience, that’s what’s most important for you now, wait two months and life changes will not keep you waiting.
There are a lot of interesting things ahead - gifts and pleasant surprises from friends and relatives, interesting acquaintances, support and attention from loved ones. Be patient and have faith, then luck will accompany you. The Kun sign personifies the Earth itself, which is why everything is so simple and the goals set will require effort and work. You love your family, honor your parents, are attached to your mother, and are lucky with a good education and a high level of culture. Now is not the time for commercialism and self-interest; drive away thoughts about material things and focus on the spiritual. Gradually, your wishes will begin to come true, and you will meet someone who shows deep interest and harbors strong feelings. You will have to forget about travel and travel for this time.
Meaning
The four main aspects of Creativity are attributed to Execution. However, persistence is described in more detail here. This is no longer a spiritual potential, but a spatial reality. That is, the potential is realized, and the spiritual moves into the category of spatial due to a clarifying definition. That’s why they say “the mare’s persistence.” The horse belongs to the earth as the dragon belongs to the sky. The horse wanders across the plain, which symbolizes the vastness of the earth's expanses.
Nature in countless forms corresponds to the impulses of Creativity, which makes it possible to realize these impulses. Nature is rich in that it is able to nourish all living things, and it is majestic, because it rewards everything with beauty and splendor. She makes all living things flourish. Creativity creates these things, but they are born in Execution.
Therefore, in the human sphere it is reflected in the form of action in accordance with the situation. The fortuneteller plays the role not of an active character, but of an assistant who wants to achieve something. He does not need to be a leader and lead, otherwise he will go astray. The main goal is to behave. If he accepts fate openly, he will enter the flow and understand what to do. A great man allows himself to be led. He moves blindly, but continues to learn from experience.
When we need to do something or cope with difficulties, it is important to rely on friends and helpers. It is important to catch the favorable moment for Execution, otherwise the work will not be completed. Finding friends and like-minded people is an opportunity to be in the flow and receive instructions from the Universe. Use privacy to plan objectively.
KUN. Execution: in work, business and finance
You have the wrong feeling that things are going badly. In fact, in the near future, favorable changes are visible, both in life and in work. Your hard work and diligence will definitely be appreciated, especially among creative people associated with art, but to achieve your goals, you will have to work hard. Do not be greedy and do not look for monetary gain, invest money in your home and family, then everything will be fine in the financial sphere, and even unexpected pleasant surprises are possible.
The meaning of the trigram combination
Each hexagram is a combination of a pair of trigrams (upper and lower). Let's look at the meaning for hexagram 2.
Earth on Earth
The main polarity in the cosmology of Ancient China is Heaven and Earth, what is above and what is below. But a specific hexagram is completely dedicated to the Earth. It is considered receptive because it receives powers and laws from Heaven.
All the most powerful forces, such as wind, storm and rain, come from above. Earthly life has to adapt to such conditions. But at the same time, creatures and plants appear on the surface. By receiving, the Earth becomes abundant and fertile.
We need to learn to let things and processes take their course. If we can achieve this, we will succeed in life and begin to be of great benefit. And if not, then we will lose. Sometimes it's not easy to accept reality, but there's no point in fighting. Now it is important to direct ambitions to reality, then success will come quickly.
Meaning of Yin and Yang
Hexagram 2 is represented only by Yin lines (broken, not whole), which is why it becomes the most Yin hexagram of the I Ching. Yin is earthy, warm, wet and cold. It also symbolizes a woman.
Meaning and interpretation of each line
- Bottom line . If things didn’t go according to plan, although everything was calculated and taken into account, use the chance to refuse the chosen option. Start moving in the opposite direction. Then, under favorable conditions, you will replay.
- Second line. Be patient for a while, there are no complaints against you. You shouldn’t expect adversity now either.
- Third line. Be patient and wait for changes. There are no complaints against you. Don't do anything, nothing depends on you. Follow someone you trust to be your guiding light.
- Fourth line. Keep your plans secret, you don’t need publicity now, it won’t help your cause. You shouldn't count on support either. Keep your ideas in your head and don’t let others know about them.
- Fifth line. Be patient just a little and all your questions will be resolved. You can already start, but it’s better to wait a little.
- Top line. The earth will never become heaven, this is contrary to its nature, but if suddenly Yin wants to become Yang, there will be trouble, “the blood of both will be shed.” Be aware of your place in life and do not pretend to belong to someone else.
Hexagram 2 “Kun”. Execution.
General interpretation according to Yu. Shutsky
Even the most intense creativity cannot be realized if there is no environment in which it will be carried out.
But this environment, in order to realize absolute creativity, must also be absolutely pliable and plastic. In addition, it must be deprived of any kind of initiative of its own, and must, in complete self-detachment, only echo and follow the impulses of creativity. But at the same time, she would not be able to fulfill what is a creative plan. Therefore, it is a completely selfless force - expressed metaphorically in the image of a mare, which, although lacking the temper of a horse, is not inferior to it in the ability to act. If Creativity is Heaven, Light, the Perfect Man, then Execution is Earth, Darkness. A noble man who listens and carries out the instructions of the Perfect Man. It is he who has to act here not according to these instructions, but on his own initiative, then he could only be mistaken. And only by following his master can he find him. So, for a noble person, the best thing here is, having lost friends like himself, to find a friend who is superior to him, who with his qualities makes up for his shortcomings.
In the spatial symbolism of the Book, the southwest is considered the region of darkness, since the extinction of light begins there. And, in contrast, the northeast, the region where light originates, is considered the region of light. Fulfillment is expressed in the features of darkness, so he needs to lose similar forces to him in the southwest and find replenishing forces - a “friend” - in the northeast in order to submit to them. At the same time, it is important that the activity of Execution proceeds in complete calm, in submissive acceptance of its fate, without overdevelopment, otherwise its activity will not fulfill the plans of creativity, but will compete with them. Darkness will enter into an unlawful battle with light, which cannot lead to a good result, for the power of darkness is a blind necessity, and not clear consciousness.
If the first symbol refers primarily to the sovereign, husband, etc., then the symbol Execution tells about the activities of the subject, wife, etc. It shows the evolving need for Fulfillment. In the text this is expressed as follows: In the initial development, the stamina of the mare is favorable. A noble man has to act, but if he moves forward, he will get lost, but if he steps back, he will find a master. Here it is favorable to find a friend in the southwest and to lose a friend in the northeast. Calm persistence is fortunate.
1 The first moment of Fulfillment is such that it itself is still invisible in it. And yet it will be carried out with complete necessity. Even if the power of Darkness and cold has not yet been revealed here. But she has already begun to act. Even if the frost has already fallen, the future frost is not yet noticeable, but if the frost has fallen, then the time is not far when there will be strong ice, in which the cold and darkness will manifest themselves in full.
The growth of power and darkness can also be understood in a figurative sense: this is the time when “nonentities” - immoral people - can increasingly begin to act. We must anticipate events and be prepared to meet them. Therefore, the words of the text sound like a warning: At the beginning there is a weak line. If you step on frost, it means that strong ice is approaching.
2 In the symbolism of the geometric forms of the Book, the sky is assigned the shape of a circle, and the earth - a square. Spatially, the sky is thought of as domed, and the earth is “straight”, flat. But, entering into interaction with the sky, the earth must fully adapt to it in order to carry out its impulses. Despite the difference in their forms, this is possible due to the vastness of the earth. (The ancient Chinese idea that an infinitely large square strives to turn into a circle is attested in Chapter 41 of the Tao Te Ching: “A great square has no corners.”) In each symbol of the Book, one of the features is considered the main one. In this case, this is precisely the second feature. Therefore, it primarily expresses the quality of this symbol. And since in this case this quality is present to the fullest extent, then no preliminary exercises are required here: no preliminary preparation is needed, and everything turns out favorably by itself. Only in the light of these thoughts does the text become clear: The weakest line comes in second place. A flat square is huge. Even though you don’t prepare, nothing untoward will happen.
3 After the first, internal identification of this situation, a certain crisis occurs again. During it, free activity is impossible. A person may have the most wonderful qualities, but time is not favorable to him. Therefore he must hide his brilliance. He can be persistent and can even act, but only on the condition that his activity does not occur on his own initiative, but only on the instructions of his superior leader, then only his work can be brought to the desired end. That's why the text says: The weakest line is in third place. Hold back your shine and you can remain steadfast. It is possible that if you act, following the leader, without doing anything yourself, then the matter will be completed.
4 With the passivity of the power of Darkness, characteristic of Fulfillment, the state of crisis is somewhat prolonged. Therefore, although it has already passed in the fourth position, its impact still remains. A person can have a lot, but here it is better for him to hide what he has: tie a bag. This position symbolizes the position of a person close to the sovereign. His position is unstable and full of anxiety. Of course, if a person in such a position keeps in the shadows, then he will not be in danger, however, remaining unnoticed, he cannot count on any praise. So, in the text we read: The weak point is in fourth place. Tie the bag. There will be no blasphemy, no praise.
5 Both the second and fifth features, as the middle features in the lower and upper trigrams, express one of the most important qualities: balance, understood as the ability to always be in the right place without extremes. (This central position is expressed in an image that requires some decoding. The fact is that the range of colors, according to ancient Chinese views, consists not of seven (like ours), but of five colors, and in it the yellow color occupies a central position. Therefore, in aphorisms, relating to the second and fifth features, there are often images with the epithet “yellow”). In addition, yellow is the color of the Earth. The fifth line in this symbol, although not the main one, but, occupying the most advantageous position in the upper trigram, denoting the external, it still symbolizes the possibility of manifestation outside. The outer manifestation is a kind of clothing. But since we are talking about the Earth here, its position, inferior in relation to Heaven, is reflected in the fact that the lower part of Chinese clothing is indicated in the image: the “skirt”. The favorability of this position makes it possible to talk here not only about happiness, but even about “original happiness.” After these explanations, the text will probably not seem incomprehensible: The weak point is in fifth place. Yellow skirt. Original happiness.
6 The sixth position expresses the redevelopment of this situation. The Power of Darkness, being overdeveloped, comes into conflict with the power of Light. Here, at the extreme position, on the outskirts, Light and Darkness, Heaven and Earth, which are characterized by blue and yellow colors, are fighting. This battle cannot be good, since it is a violation of the world pattern, and now the “blood of dragons” is flowing: There is a weak line at the top. Dragons fight on the outskirts. Their blood is blue and yellow. To avoid such a battle under the influence of the forces of Darkness - weak traits - one must always keep in mind that only eternal fortitude can be favorable here. This is also evidenced by the general warning for this symbol: In the presence of weak traits, eternal perseverance is favorable.
